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When something is already going wrong, worrying about it reduces our ability to concentrate on the task at hand. This causes the situation to get worse. When we are worried, our mind jumps all over the place and we lose the ability to make good decisions. We can only improve a bad situation if we can focus 100% of our
Over-learning is a simple technique that helps you improve your memory. Over-learning is the repetitive study of something until it becomes second nature. Even after you think you have learned something, if you continue to study it, you reinforce it in your memory. This practice not only strengthens learning, but it al
It's tough to be creative when you are filled with worry. If you are worrying about your grade on a project or how your boss is going to react to your ideas, you are going to have a difficult time getting into a creative mindset. You need to be able to completely free your mind in order to have the flexibility to go in
The ability to concentrate is an important skill for a creative thinker. Without concentration you will be unable to dig past the trivial things on the surface and get to the interesting stuff the lies beneath the surface. If you are having difficulty concentrating on a task, try pretending that you are not having trou
Social interaction is important for making and maintaining good memories. Meals have always been a time when people get together to eat and enjoy each other's company. If you notice that you are often eating alone, try to change that habit. Make it a policy in your home that meals are a social event. Remove the newspap
External aids are things like notebooks, PDAs, lists, alarms and strings around your finger. Some external aids (like notebooks) are intended to remind you of what to remember. These are very effective because your notebook cannot forget. As long as you remember where your notebook is kept, you will always have a backu
Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Oct 22, 2026 A Humanities > Linguistics Quiz : There will be a sentence with a blank space and you have to choose which word best fits. 1. Though a trained veteran is often a focused fighting machine, a raw recruit is sometimes no better than cannon _____. 2. To keep my self-respect, I
The link method is a simple way to remember a list of items in order. Suppose you have to do a few chores such as drop off the kids at school, go to the bank, and then do some grocery shopping. Try linking these items together in a little story: "I'm going to drop the kids off at the bank because they can crawl through
Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Oct 21, 2026 While riding in the car I saw a license plate that read like this: IXMNIZ What occupation did the man in the car have? Check Braingle.com for the answer .
Setup a chessboard in your workplace or home. Anyone should be encouraged to come up to the board, weigh the possibilities and make a move for either side. This is an ongoing game that will last for several days. Since anyone can play for either side, there are no winners or losers. In reality, everyone is a winner bec
pre-ter-nat-u-ral adj :: Not normal or usual. "The savant has preternatural ability to calculate large sums in his head." More Vocabulary Articles...
pith-y adj :: Precise and meaningful. "The professor's pithy remark made everyone understand." More Vocabulary Articles...
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